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Peoria emergency manager outlines continuity, mitigation and new communications plan
Summary
New Peoria emergency manager Mark Dietrich reviewed a suite of plans — including an Emergency Operations Plan, continuity of government and wildfire mitigation — and previewed a mobile technical emergency communications system (TEMCS) the city hopes will provide off‑grid communications for regional emergencies.
Mark Dietrich, Peoria’s newly appointed emergency manager, briefed the council on March 25 on the city’s emergency‑management framework, stressing mitigation, preparedness and an upcoming continuity‑of‑government plan.
Dietrich, who joined Peoria after a long career in county and university emergency management, described a “suite” of plans that anchor local preparedness: a Peoria Emergency Operations Plan, a Peoria flood response plan, continuity of government/continuity of operations documents now in preparation, and regional plans such as the Maricopa County Community Wildfire Protection…
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